911 Briefs -- Published Sept. 8, 2013

RIPON - The Ripon Police Department's Special Investigations Unit has apprehended a man who was wanted in connection with a failed carjacking attempt, authorities said.

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RIPON - The Ripon Police Department's Special Investigations Unit has apprehended a man who was wanted in connection with a failed carjacking attempt, authorities said.

Salvador Junior Moya, 23, of Ripon was taken into custody about 9:30 p.m. Friday during a traffic stop in the 800 block of Oakdale Road in Modesto, police said.

He was arrested on suspicion of attempted carjacking, cruelty to a child, participating in a criminal street gang and possession of a controlled substance for sale, officers said.

Police allege that Moya and Luis Alejandro Machuca, 20, of Modesto entered a Ripon family's running vehicle Aug. 23 in the 200 block of Frontage Road in Ripon. A small child who was seated in the back seat tried to flee from the vehicle, authorities said. The carjackers fled on foot as the family rushed to the boy's aid after one of the carjackers struck him in the head, police said.

Machuca was arrested at the time of the incident. He has been sentenced to nine years in jail, authorities said.

STOCKTON - Police are searching for two men who committed a home invasion robbery early Saturday morning in central Stockton, authorities said.

A man who lives in the 2100 block of North Manchester Avenue told officers he heard a knock at his front door about 5:45 a.m. When he opened the door, the victim was confronted by two armed men who forced their way into the residence, police said.

One of the intruders held a revolver to the victim's head while the other ransacked the home, authorities said. One was described as a white man in his 20s standing 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 240 pounds with black clothing, officers said. The other was described as a white man in his 20s standing 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 170 pounds with a gray hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans.

STOCKTON - A man was assaulted and robbed late Friday night when he went to meet another man in a central Stockton park, police said.

The victim went to Oak Park in the 600 block of East Alpine Avenue about 10:40 p.m. to meet a man he had been corresponding with online, authorities said. The robber struck the victim once in the head and stole his property before fleeing, police said.

The victim was treated for his injuries at a hospital, officers said. The thief was described as a black man standing 6 feet 1 inches tall and weighing 210 pounds with a light complexion and black clothing.